Hakha Chin

20 Hakha Chin phrases for greetings and everyday courtesy, from Hello (Na ṭhangṭhang maw) to I love you (Ka lungkimnak a um).

Hello

Na ṭhangṭhang maw, pronounced na THANG-thang maw

Good morning

Zingkar ṭha, pronounced ZING-kar tha

Good evening

Hrawng ṭha, pronounced hrawng tha

Good night

Zan ṭha, pronounced zan tha

Goodbye

Kal ṭha lawm, pronounced kal tha lawm

How are you?

Na ṭhangṭhang maw?, pronounced na THANG-thang maw

I'm fine

Ka ṭhangṭhang, pronounced ka THANG-thang

Please

Lungdam tawn, pronounced LUNG-dam tawn

Thank you

Na lungdam tawn, pronounced na LUNG-dam tawn

You're welcome

Biakam a um lo, pronounced bi-A-kam a um lo

Sorry

Ka phawt, pronounced ka phawt

Yes

Hi, pronounced hi

No

Lo, pronounced lo

My name is...

Ka hming cu..., pronounced ka hming cu...

What is your name?

Na hming cu zeimi?, pronounced na hming cu ZEI-mi

Nice to meet you

Na hmuhning cu lungdam ka ti, pronounced na hmu-HNING cu LUNG-dam ka ti

Do you speak English?

English holh i si maw?, pronounced ENG-lish holh i si maw

I don't understand

Ka thei lo, pronounced ka thei lo

Help!

Pakhom!, pronounced pak-HOM

I love you

Ka lungkimnak a um, pronounced ka LUNG-kim-nak a um

20 Hakha Chin phrases for getting around, from Where is...? (...a um timi?) to Beach (Tiva khua).

Where is...?

...a um timi?, pronounced ...a um TI-mi

How much does it cost?

Zarhpi a si?, pronounced ZAR-hpi a si

I need help

Pakhom ka herh, pronounced pak-HOM ka herh

Where is the hospital?

Zawtnak inn a um timi?, pronounced ZAWT-nak inn a um TI-mi

Police

Sipai, pronounced si-PAI

Airport

Vanleng lam, pronounced van-LENG lam

Hotel

Inn tlung, pronounced inn tlung

Restaurant

Ei inn, pronounced ei inn

Ticket

Tiket, pronounced ti-KET

Train station

Tren station, pronounced tren STA-shon

Bus stop

Bus stop, pronounced bus STOP

Taxi

Taksi, pronounced tak-SI

Left

Langhnuai, pronounced LANG-hnuai

Right

Langkhat, pronounced LANG-khat

Straight ahead

Dih dih, pronounced dih dih

Passport

Passport, pronounced PAS-port

Pharmacy

Ṭhuanṭhat inn, pronounced THUAN-that inn

Bank

Bank, pronounced bank

Market

Ramting, pronounced ram-TING

Beach

Tiva khua, pronounced ti-VA khua

20 Hakha Chin phrases for eating and drinking, from I'm hungry (Ka ṭherchan) to Sweet (A ṭha).

I'm hungry

Ka ṭherchan, pronounced ka THER-chan

I'm thirsty

Tiva ka herh, pronounced ti-VA ka herh

The menu, please

Ei duh list, lungdam tawn, pronounced ei duh list LUNG-dam tawn

Water

Tiva, pronounced ti-VA

Bread

Changreu, pronounced CHANG-reu

Meat

Aṭha, pronounced a-THA

Fish

Nga, pronounced nga

Vegetables

Thlumang, pronounced THLU-mang

Delicious

A ṭha ngai, pronounced a tha ngai

Bill please

Bil, lungdam tawn, pronounced bil LUNG-dam tawn

Tea

Tii, pronounced tii

Coffee

Kafi, pronounced ka-FI

Beer

Dawbu, pronounced DAW-bu

Wine

Vaihri, pronounced vai-HRI

I am vegetarian

Aṭha ka ei lo, pronounced a-THA ka ei lo

Breakfast

Zingkar ei, pronounced ZING-kar ei

Lunch

Tangkar ei, pronounced TANG-kar ei

Dinner

Zan ei, pronounced zan ei

Spicy

A ṭher, pronounced a ther

Sweet

A ṭha, pronounced a tha

14 Hakha Chin phrases for emergencies and health, from Help! (Pakhom!) to Stop! (Ding!).

Help!

Pakhom!, pronounced pak-HOM

Call the police

Sipai ko, pronounced si-PAI ko

I need a doctor

Ṭhuanṭhat pa ka herh, pronounced THUAN-that pa ka herh

Fire!

Mei!, pronounced mei

Thief!

Hlaṭ pa!, pronounced hlat pa

I'm lost

Ka thawn lo, pronounced ka thawn lo

I had an accident

Vawlter a tuah, pronounced VAWL-ter a tuah

I'm sick

Ka zawt, pronounced ka zawt

Ambulance

Zawtnak van, pronounced ZAWT-nak van

Hospital

Zawtnak inn, pronounced ZAWT-nak inn

Emergency

Vawlter, pronounced VAWL-ter

I need medicine

Ṭhuanṭhat ka herh, pronounced THUAN-that ka herh

Danger

Hliam, pronounced hliam

Stop!

Ding!, pronounced ding

14 Hakha Chin phrases for work and money, from Meeting (Biakam) to Deadline (Naktuk).

Meeting

Biakam, pronounced bi-A-kam

Contract

Zarhcawmnak, pronounced ZARH-cawm-nak

Invoice

Invoice, pronounced IN-vois

Payment

Zarhpi, pronounced ZARH-pi

Price

Zarhpi, pronounced ZARH-pi

Office

Office, pronounced O-fis

Manager

Bawmtu, pronounced BAWM-tu

Company

Sianginn, pronounced si-ANG-inn

Email

Email, pronounced E-mail

Phone

Thimnak, pronounced THIM-nak

Schedule

Naktuk bawmnak, pronounced NAK-tuk BAWM-nak

Project

Bawmnak, pronounced BAWM-nak

Report

Fiangthlaknak, pronounced fi-ANG-thlak-nak

Deadline

Naktuk, pronounced NAK-tuk

20 Hakha Chin phrases for numbers, days and time, from One (Khat) to Weekend (Chuanzan).

One

Khat, pronounced khat

Two

Hnih, pronounced hnih

Three

Thum, pronounced thum

Four

Pali, pronounced pa-LI

Five

Nga, pronounced nga

Six

Hruk, pronounced hruk

Seven

Sari, pronounced sa-RI

Eight

Riat, pronounced riat

Nine

Kua, pronounced kua

Ten

Sawm, pronounced sawm

Twenty

Hnih sawm, pronounced hnih sawm

Hundred

Za, pronounced za

Thousand

Sing, pronounced sing

What time is it?

Zarhzawng a si?, pronounced ZARH-zawng a si

Today

Tutan, pronounced tu-TAN

Tomorrow

Tuchun, pronounced tu-CHUN

Yesterday

Nichin, pronounced ni-CHIN

Monday

Zingkhal ni, pronounced ZING-khal ni

Friday

Ni nga, pronounced ni nga

Weekend

Chuanzan, pronounced chuan-ZAN